ANU wins $4.7 million for renewable energy research
18 April, 2016The Australian National University (ANU) has won $4.7 million in new funding for renewable energy research, and more than any other university, in the latest round of industry-researcher collaboration funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Recycling heat to produce energy
05 April, 2016Scientists in Australia and Malaysia have developed a novel system that recovers energy normally lost in industrial processes.
ANSTO to take over Australian Synchrotron
14 March, 2016The Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Christopher Pyne, has announced that the Australian Government has agreed to support ANSTO becoming official owner of the Australian Synchrotron.
ANU scientists solve fusion puzzle
07 March, 2016A new theory based on fluid flow will help scientists in the quest to create gases with temperatures over a hundred million degrees and harness them to create clean, endless, carbon-free energy with nuclear fusion.
ABB opens testing laboratory for higher power solar inverters
04 March, 2016ABB has opened a facility designed to test high-power central PV inverters that features a unique climate chamber capable of full power electrical testing in conditions simulating the arctic tundra to an equatorial rainforest.
Deakin, Victorian Government to partner in regional innovation hub
04 March, 2016The Victorian Government has committed to contribute to the building of ManuFutures — a $13 million centre to lead innovation to support the future of advanced manufacturing in regional Australia.
Mobile robots for the aerospace industry
02 March, 2016European researchers and industry partners have demonstrated that mobile industrial robots are fully able to work side by side with human colleagues, in this case applying sealant to aircraft fuselages and inspecting aircraft parts.
'Footprints' offer clues to solve zinc supply hole
26 February, 2016Geologists have found evidence of mineral 'footprints' that may point to undiscovered, high-grade zinc deposits hiding underneath known deposits in the Northern Territory's prospective McArthur Basin.
Engineering degree equals jobs well beyond the field: Deakin research
08 February, 2016Less than half of Australia's recent engineering graduates are working in their field, but most of them are likely to work in highly skilled and highly paid jobs, new Deakin University research has found.
Robotics industry on the brink of a revolution
15 January, 2016For over 50 years the most commercially successful robots have been articulated robot arms. The biggest shift over the next 10 years will be massive growth in mobile robots, according to a new research report.
Simulation to help companies link into the global supply chain
03 December, 2015A simulation hub to help Asia Pacific businesses break into the global supply chain has been launched. In a partnership between Siemens, the South Australian Government and Simulation Australasia, the hub will deliver advanced system simulation software training to companies and universities.
Australian cybersecurity firm wins global award
26 November, 2015QuintessenceLabs has developed the technology to generate true random numbers from a quantum entropy source for cryptography in real time, greatly improving the security of encryption systems.
Innovation to unlock Australia's resource potential
12 November, 2015A framework for innovation that will help to realise Australia's energy and mineral resources potential has been launched at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne.
Positioning systems improve airport logistics
28 October, 2015An airport apron bustles with traffic — the tow tractors, tankers and buses moving busily around a jet run the risk of colliding. An enhanced positioning system will increase safety and the efficiency of logistical operations in the future — and available airport capacity will be utilised better.
Process safety competence matters
09 October, 2015The director of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC), Trish Kerin, has won the Engineers Australia John A Brodie Medal for her paper featuring a new process safety competency.
